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"What did you do, Ray?"
Nov. 19th, 2009 11:04 amI screwed up my computer. I accept full responsibility. I ignored a warning and paid the price for it.
However, I am now once again posting from my own computer. Thanks to the helpful folks at the OpenSuse forums, I got the advice I needed to fix the problem. In fact, the computer display has more resolution now than it did before my little "accident." (I think the fix involved changing video drivers, and the driver I'm using now can handle a true widescreen display, unlike the one I was using before.
I think. Not that i have any desire to monkey with it again, and won't for a long while.
I was also advised not to rush into updating my OS. Version 10.3 (my current version) was a very good, very stable release. The current release, 11.2, is also a good release--but there are issues with drivers for ATI video cards, which is what I have. The helpful fellow who told me how to fix my problem said that if I wait a month or two, there will very likely be some improvements in that area.
So I won't be rushing to update my operating system for a while. Besides, I've noticed a distinct lack of enthusiasm in myself for doing so already. This is my work computer now, not just my hobby box. In the past, if I screwed it up and it took a day or two to fix, it was frustrating and annoying, but only frustrating and annoying. Now it means I can't use my computer to write, and I wouldn't have easy access to my working files.
I would have access, mind you. They're all backed up (I back up everything offsite religiously), and the online backup means I can access them from any internet-connected PC. But working on someone else's computer is a pain in the ass.
However, I am now once again posting from my own computer. Thanks to the helpful folks at the OpenSuse forums, I got the advice I needed to fix the problem. In fact, the computer display has more resolution now than it did before my little "accident." (I think the fix involved changing video drivers, and the driver I'm using now can handle a true widescreen display, unlike the one I was using before.
I think. Not that i have any desire to monkey with it again, and won't for a long while.
I was also advised not to rush into updating my OS. Version 10.3 (my current version) was a very good, very stable release. The current release, 11.2, is also a good release--but there are issues with drivers for ATI video cards, which is what I have. The helpful fellow who told me how to fix my problem said that if I wait a month or two, there will very likely be some improvements in that area.
So I won't be rushing to update my operating system for a while. Besides, I've noticed a distinct lack of enthusiasm in myself for doing so already. This is my work computer now, not just my hobby box. In the past, if I screwed it up and it took a day or two to fix, it was frustrating and annoying, but only frustrating and annoying. Now it means I can't use my computer to write, and I wouldn't have easy access to my working files.
I would have access, mind you. They're all backed up (I back up everything offsite religiously), and the online backup means I can access them from any internet-connected PC. But working on someone else's computer is a pain in the ass.
